Retro-Reflective Material

As the legislation now stands, referring to the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000, side and rear retro-reflective material (contour markings) will have to be fitted to our caravan.

The National Road Traffic Regulation 192A (2) reads as follows:

1. A goods vehicle with a gross vehicle mass exceeding 10,000 kilograms shall be fitted with contour markings on the side and the rear of such vehicle and the rear contour markings may not be fitted more than 600mm from the lower part of the body of such vehicle.

2. A goods vehicle with the length of more than 6 meters shall be fitted with contour markings as a contemplated in paragraph (a) from 01^st July 2004.

3. A trailer first registered after 01^st July 2004 shall be fitted with side and rear contour markings, as contemplated in paragraph (a).

4. A trailer shall from 01^st January 2006 be fitted with side and rear contour markings, as contemplated in paragraph (a).

According to Pieter Crouse, from Tygerberg Caravans, extension was given to dealers that retro-reflective material must fitted only to caravans that were built after the 01^st July 2004.  This means that the existing stock that the dealers have on their floors, may be sold without the retro-reflective materiaal.  This extension has not yet been confirmed by the authorities.  Current owners of caravans will still have to comply to  the Regulation 192A (d) when the time comes.

The average cost of this tape may vary between R20.00 and, up to, R30.00 per meter.  This means that a 5 meter long caravan will cost you between R250.00 to R400.00 to keep legal by 01^st January 2006.

With the courtesy of Tygerberg Caravans, photographs were taken to show how this contour markings is fitted to the caravans.  It is particularly interesting to how the rear reflective material was fitted.

Information by Anton Groenewald & Photographs by Riaan van Zyl.

(click on the photo to enlarge)

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